India a Sacred Geography

Essays

The Common Hindu Never Accepted Alien Muslim Rule as Indigenous

The Common Hindu Never Accepted Alien Muslim Rule as Indigenous

Sita Ram Goel conclusively proves how the ordinary Hindu always knew the true history of his country and culture contrary to colonial and Marxist fabrications

Depiction of Bharatavarsha’s Sacred Geography in K. Viswanath's Movies

Depiction of Bharatavarsha’s Sacred Geography in K. Viswanath's Movies

K. Viswanath’s acclaimed cinematic corpus exquisitely reflects the timeless conception of Bharatavarsha's sacred geography.

In the Company of Sadhus: Sri Sri Naga Baba, the Digambara Sadhu of Varanasi

In the Company of Sadhus: Sri Sri Naga Baba, the Digambara Sadhu of Varanasi

The first episode of a series documenting the exalted spiritual lives of obscure Sadhus and Sanyasis.

From Dusshera to Ugadi: How the Hindu Military Tradition Obeys Bharata’s Geography

From Dusshera to Ugadi: How the Hindu Military Tradition Obeys Bharata’s Geography

Indian military history shows how climate and season were inextricably woven with the dictates of Bharatavarsha's geography.

The Military Geography of Ancient and Medieval India: An Introduction

The Military Geography of Ancient and Medieval India: An Introduction

The first part of an expository series on the military history of India set in the backdrop of the geography of ancient and medieval India.

Annotations from Prayaga: An Introduction

Annotations from Prayaga: An Introduction

Prayaga, known as the Tīrtha-cakravarti (Emperor of Pilgrimages) is one of the cradles of the Sanatana civilisation. Even the briefest journey into its profound annals helps us grasp the accurate perspective from which to understand Hindu history. This is the first part of a new series.

The Vast Swathe of Lost Hindu Geographies and the Cost of the Loss

The Vast Swathe of Lost Hindu Geographies and the Cost of the Loss

The loss of substantial sacred Hindu geographies is a civilisational, cultural, and most importantly, a spiritual loss

The Forgotten Hindu History of Pakistan: An Introduction

The Forgotten Hindu History of Pakistan: An Introduction

Loss of physical geography is also a loss of cultural narrative memory.

The Sacred Bonds that Bind Bharatavarsha

The Sacred Bonds that Bind Bharatavarsha

In an earlier essay, I had remarked that the only way to “understand” Santana Dharma is to live it. What had once been akin to breathing to Hindus has now become a thing to “understand.” Let it also be said that you cannot “learn” Hinduism by reading any number of

Spiritual Freedom and the Sacred Geography of Bharata

Spiritual Freedom and the Sacred Geography of Bharata

The concept of Purusharthas is one of the most singular and unique contributions to world culture,  civilisation and human living. This is perhaps one of the best models for both a personal code of conduct for leading one’s life and an exploration of the much-touted western notion of